Green fabrication of a complementary electrochromic device using water-based ink containing nanoparticles of WO3 and Prussian blue

Abstract

We fabricated a complementary electrochromic device (ECD) by using water-dispersible nanoparticles (NP) of Prussian blue (PB) and WO3 by using a wet process, which involved just coating. Although the ECD had a thick WO3 film, it showed much higher contrast compared to other techniques. In addition, the ECD also showed fast optical switching speed and high durability over 100 cycles because of wettability control of NP inks.